What is a Cybersecurity Health Check?
A Cybersecurity Health Check will assess how well the organization is aligned to mitigate risk and identify their security deficiencies. The objective is to identify technology gaps, discuss best practices, and recommend key areas of improvement that will better protect the organization and their data from cyber threats.
Depending on the service, a health check will take roughly 4-6 weeks to complete. Due to high demand for services and program popularity, initial meetings with vendors are being scheduled approximately 2-3 weeks out from the date of application receipt.
Who will perform the Health Check?
Several ITS-78 Statewide Contract vendors have been approved through an RFQ process by the Executive Office of Technology, Services and Security (EOTSS), Office of Municipal and School Technology (OMST) to perform these checks. The Health Checks are provided free for local government agencies.
What are some of the benefits of a Cybersecurity Health Check?
- Prioritize identified cybersecurity gaps
- Recommend best practices
- Identify improvements in your IT environment
- Build out a cybersecurity roadmap
Provide additional context related to budgetary requests
Where can I learn more?
Should you have any further questions about the program, please click below to check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or you can email us at CyberHealthCheck@mass.gov.
Apply for the program
We are excited to have refreshed and expanded services commencing for 2025. Please review the Cybersecurity Health Check Services linked below before submitting an application. Only one Health Check may be open at a time, but you may apply for another service once an existing Health Check has been completed and closed.